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The story revolves around Dandy, an alien-hunter. His job is to seek out new aliens never seen before, and receives a reward whenever he finds a new species. His mission is to find those new species faster than anyone else as he travels the galaxy. Together with the bucket-of-bolts robot QT and the dimwit alien Meow he picked up along the way, he comes into contact with new planets and their inhabitants.

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More of a general question: It say he was the character designer for Soul Eater, but how is that possible when they look identical to their manga counterparts? Is it so because he adapts them a little bit and may add characters on the run since it had it's own ending?

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Originally Posted by Schabrak

More of a general question: It say he was the character designer for Soul Eater, but how is that possible when they look identical to their manga counterparts? Is it so because he adapts them a little bit and may add characters on the run since it had it's own ending?

It might just mean that he worked on Soul Eater and Star Driver, not what he specifically did. If it is specifically that, then the adaptation you mentioned is obviously likely.

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Originally Posted by Schabrak

More of a general question: It say he was the character designer for Soul Eater, but how is that possible when they look identical to their manga counterparts? Is it so because he adapts them a little bit and may add characters on the run since it had it's own ending?

That is right, he adapted the characters for anime. He does concept art (and animation), converting characters into something that can be animated. Sometimes anime character design follows the manga almost line by line. Other times the animators will take liberties, creating distinct looking designs for the anime. Shiromizakana's character design for Lucky Star and K-On are arguably more recognizable than the manga originals. Ito made some pretty pronounced design changes for Soul Eater. The manga art was more gothic and off kilter. The anime versions looked more similar (face shape, proportions, color scheme) to other Bones anime like Darker Than Black and Eureka 7.

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The October issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Magazine is announcing the staff for the anime of Adachitoka's Noragami manga on September 6. The anime is being directed by Kotaro Tamura (Wolf Children assistant director, Baccano! episode director) at studio BONES from scripts by Deko Akao (Arakawa Under the Bridge, Pretty Rhythm Aurora Dream). Toshihiro Kawamoto (Cowboy Bebop, Wolf's Rain, Golden Boy, Gosick) is designing the characters. The next issue of the magazine will announce the cast and others details for a drama CD that will be bundled with an upcoming compiled volume of the manga.

The official twitter account for the upcoming anime adaptation of Takuma Morishige's Tonari no Seki-kun comedy manga reported on Friday that the series will premiere in January. In addition, the tweet revealed that a big announcement regarding the series will appear in the October issue of Media Factory's Comic Flapper magazine, which will ship on September 5.

The original manga revolves around a girl named Yokoi who sits next to a boy only known as “Seki-kun.” During class, Seki-kun continues to not pay attention and instead creates amazingly throrough little distractions, such as a detailed golf course with the course's hole being a dent in his desk, or an entire dramatic war being played out by paper shogi pieces.

The official website for the Attack on Titan anime announced last week that the series' final episode will premiere at the Marunouchi Picadilly 1 theater in Tokyo during a special event on September 28. Director Tetsuro Araki, producer Tetsuya Kinoshita, animation producer Tetsuya Nakatake, manga editor Shinataro Kawakubo, and voice actors Yuuki Kaji (Eren), Yui Ishikawa (Mikasa), and Marina Inoue (Armin) will attend the event for a discussion.

The event itself will be streamed live to 15 more theaters throughout Japan. It will start at 9:00 p.m. — a few hours before the episode premieres on television.

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VENICE (AFP) - Japanese animation and manga master Hayao Miyazaki is retiring, the head of his production company said on Sunday at the Venice film festival, where his last work Kaze Tachinu (The Wind Rises) was being shown.

"Miyazaki has decided that Kaze Tachinu will be his last film, and he will now retire," said Mr Koji Hoshino, head of Studio Ghibli co-founded by Mr Miyazaki.

Mr Hoshino did not give any further details, saying only that Mr Miyazaki would hold a briefing in Tokyo. The director himself was not at the film festival.

The 72-year-old Mr Miyazaki has won hearts and accolades around the world in a career that began in the 1960s.

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But, I think he still going to be involved on making the Ghibli films, like he announced that he'll write the script for the sequel of Porco Rosso (just not directing). So, I think he still going to involve on movie making in different directions.